Acne sleep is so important for me. I always find that my skin heals a lot faster if I go to sleep early (11pm is early for me) and then I get a full 8 hours sleep. Contrastingly, I notice pimples more frequently when I only get 4-5 hours of sleep.
I first noticed this when I was working late night shifts, a bad habit that stayed with me even when I changed jobs. Now I tend to stay up late at night in front of the computer, and I have to constantly remind myself that sleep has a serious effect on your overall health, including acne.
So keep in mind, if your body is not rested, it’s more prone to acne!
Sleeping on your back
I have noticed that sleeping on my back helps me a lot. This took a lot of getting used to because I used to sleep sideways like many people do. However, after forcing myself to sleep on my back, I noticed a huge reduction in new pimples in the morning!
The downside to this was that I started noticing a few pimples on my upper back when I did this. But if you’re anything like me, then having 2-3 pimples hidden away on your back is a hundred times better than having them on your face for everyone to see!
“Sleeping on my back helped my acne so much, I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner!”
Now instead of calling it beauty sleep, I call it acne sleep. It’s more motivating for me that way!
Tags: acne and sleep, acne sleep, resting and acne, sleeping on your back
Great Idea! I am a tummy sleeper but am now going to try and get used to back sleeping.